Etymology

nanodimension

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Today it means: A nanoscale dimension (extent, size) Full definition →

English dimension ← Latin dīmēnsiō ← Proto-Italic *mētis
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  5. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  7. Proto-Italic*dis-
  8. Latindis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  11. Proto-Italic*mētis
  12. Latinmētior
  13. Latindīmētior
  14. Latindīmēnsiō
  15. Englishdimension
  16. English todaynanodimension

From nano- + dimension (“extent”).

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